Move over mustachioed octogenarian. Oatmeal cookies are just as wholesome as your porridge and tastier too!

Let’s talk oatmeal cookies. I don’t like raisins. There. I said it. They are just blech. That’s a technical term you know. I do, however, like oatmeal cookies. Not the overly sweetened commercial variety claiming to be from someone’s grandma, but nice homemade ones (sans raisins of course). So that’s what I have for you today. Nice chewy, soft oatmeal cookies.

At this point you can add dried fruit, chocolate chips, nuts, etc. The choice is yours. I ask that you at least try a few plain to really taste the cookie though. It’s a completely new experience to have an unadorned oatmeal cookie!

Drop on cookie sheet in tablespoonfulls. If you have a silpat use it. If you have a tablespoon scoop (look like a tiny ice cream scoop) use that for uniform size.

Bake at 375 degrees for 9 minutes give or take. Tah-dah! A wholesome snack without those pesky raisins!

You’ll notice I call for “freshly ground” cinnamon and nutmeg. This is to get a really nice fresh and robust taste from the spices. You can grate freshly purchased cinnamon stick and nutmeg on a micro plane, use a nutmeg grinder for the nutmeg (looks like a tiny old fashioned coffee mill), or put the cinnamon stick in a coffee bean grinder. Freshly ground will give you the best result.

These sound like the perfect breakfast treat – I’m terrible at getting up with enough time to get ready AND make porridge, so just grabbing one of these and running out of the house would be handy too 🙂 Katie x